Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-04-30

Cedar Rap Il Northern railway passenger
depot buried this morning. The contents Of
the ticket Office were lost. The loss Is
81, $50.
t~ENrEEvILiE, h., April 2l.-Centervillc
was visited by a coAlagration which viii en-
tail a loss of about s. 800 in the aggregate.
1t origiraled in he packing house Of Hart
man & Co. The building and contents were
burned To the ground. The fire was commu-
Il Gated 10 the barn OF b. Fenton, which was
totally destroyed. The business portion Of
the town was threatened. but owing to the
gallant 'fforts Of the fire department the
flames were stayed. Insurance az, 500.
CHICAGO, April %. Leading lawyers here
express the opiuion that the sermon preached
by Rev. Axttll to the jury in the cases OF
Schwartz and Watt will be sufficient to en-
sure TIE convicted men a new trial.
Iowa CITY, April 22.-President Mahcr re-
ceiyed the following to-day from President
Abbott of the Iowa railroad association:
Iowa state roads will be authorized to sell ex-
cursion tickets to Ottumwa at one and one
third fare for the round trip, on account OF
the meeting Of the Iowa National league.
Tickets going will be sold April 26 and 27,and
good for return on or before May 1, and you
may SO announce.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Ia, April 22.- Palmer
Pierce, of Traer, was the successful candidate
for the West Point cadetship in this district.
w n Naccp.r nf D.tpb.ok % a1tarpoto
a. l.. Crosby, a leading farmer near Mar
ion, was kicked and fatally trampled on last
night by a COW.
Eight thousand dollars has been raised al
ready for the new Y. NJ. c. A. building.
kEoKUK, Afril % Joseph Goslin. Of Rcd
star Falls, Mimi was found dead In his bed
room at the Metropolitan hotel, Fort Madison,
this morning. He blow out the gas.
a. d. Russell, foreman Of the Nevada
Queen silver mine, at Tuscorora, Nevada, was
blown up by dynamite and killed.
A building boom has begun here. More
years, including many substantial business
blocks. Manufactures are also extending
their capacity.
PARIS, KY, April GA cyclone moving
from west TO east al d coveIiog a track Of 500
yards W De, passed over this city - 5 O'Clock
this morning, doing consid rAble damage by
uuroofing houses, blowing down church spires
and uprooting trees. NJ one was killed.
CREsToN, April GA severe storm with
light wind, rain and snow prevailed yesterday
evening. lee froze halt All inch thick during
the night. 1t Is pleasant today but the ice
still covered the pools Of water at noon. 1t
is not thought tie crops are hurt by the frost
except possibly small grain.
DUBUQUE, April 2I-During a binding
storm last night, the Minnesota and North
western train instantly kill,d two farmers
While they were walking on the track at + ma.
The demurrer in the United Workmen case
will hc decided at the June term at Waterloo.
LINCOLN, Neb., April %. Mr.. Esgan's at
tention having been called to a statement in
the London Times cables that the managers
Of the Times have thrown ont hints that they
win publish other letters of not less import
apcc than the one now creating so much dis
c~ussion, he said he had received limitations
from Omaha and elsewhere that Pinkerton's
agency was maxine efforts TO obtain speci-
mems of his handwriting and would not De
surprised II the Times endeavored to get of
some forgery on him.